Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:03PM2.09m | 10:33AM2.10m | 10:47PM2.07m | 11:20AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.07m | 4:45PM0.20m | 5:06AM0.08m | 5:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 411 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 82 | 82 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 |
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